Chiku Awali Rites of Passage Soup Kitchen Crew

Submitted by chikuawali on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 17:22

On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, Chiku Awali Rites of Passage for Young Men Class of 2009, their peer advisors and program leaders will help out a soup kitchen run by the Metropolitan Church in Newark, New Jersey at the Willing Heart Center. This is the second occasion that the young men have volunteered their time and energy to help stamp out hunger in America. On January 19, 2009 for Dr. Martin Luther King Day of Service the young men helped the Muslim Women's Institute for Research and Development prepare the Community food Pantry at Highbridge move to its new location. In March, the young men plan to serve at a soup kitchen in Rockland County. They plan to hold their own soup kitchen on April 26, 2009 in Rockland County.

The yearlong Chiku Awali Rites of Passage for Young Men program helps males, ages 12 to 14, make the transition from adolescence to adulthood.

GYSD Event Dates:

Sunday, April 26 (GYSD)

Specific Dates and Times:

February 17, 2009 at Metropolitan Baptist Church, Willing Heart Center, 555 Martin Luther King, Blvd., Newark, New Jersey March 21, 2009, (tentative) at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at S Madison Ave and Route 59, Spring Valley, NY April 26, 2009, (tentative place) Spring Valley Youth Bureau, 9 N Main Street, Spring Valley, NY

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